NewsPronto

 
Times Advertising


.

The Conversation

Don't make intimate violence victims look for help -- research shows they fare better when police and community organizations coordinate assistance

  • Written by Anne DePrince, Professor of Psychology, University of Denver
Intimate violence victims fare better with coordinated help.Shutterstock, photo illustration by Dragana Gordic

Michelle Monson’s story, reported by Rachel Louise Snyder in “No Visible Bruises,” is a haunting tale of intimate violence and missed opportunities.

Michelle tried to escape her husband’s abuse. She tried to get...

Read more: Don't make intimate violence victims look for help -- research shows they fare better when police...

What really causes home field advantage – and why it's on the decline

  • Written by Konstantinos Pelechrinis, Associate Professor of Computing and Information, University of Pittsburgh
The Washington Nationals celebrate their World Series win in front of fans of the Houston Astros.AP Photo/Matt Slocum

Never before has the away team won every single game in the World Series, but that’s exactly what happened this year.

When the Washington Nationals won Game 7 in Houston to clinch the series against the Houston Astros, it...

Read more: What really causes home field advantage – and why it's on the decline

Cada vez más universidades en EEUU rechazan los examenes estandarizados para admitir alumnos

  • Written by Joseph Soares, Professor of Sociology, Wake Forest University
¿Por qué debemos requerir un examen que está sesgado contra los jóvenes de bajo ingreso, las mujeres y los afrodesciendientes?Shutterstock.com

Erase una vez, en 1980, que Bates College y Bowdoin College eran prácticamente los únicos colegios de artes liberales en Estados Unidos que no requerían a los...

Read more: Cada vez más universidades en EEUU rechazan los examenes estandarizados para admitir alumnos

Website privacy options aren't much of a choice since they're hard to find and use

  • Written by Hana Habib, Graduate Research Assistant at the Institute for Software Research, Carnegie Mellon University
If only it were as easy as pushing a button.REDPIXEL.PL/Shutterstock.com

You’ve probably encountered a pair of shoes that won’t stop following you around the internet, appearing in advertisements on different sites for weeks.

Today, the vast majority of advertising is targeted – that is, you see an ad because an advertiser thinks...

Read more: Website privacy options aren't much of a choice since they're hard to find and use

Curious Kids: Why does pizza taste so good?

  • Written by Jeffrey Miller, Associate Professor, Hospitality Management, Colorado State University
One slice is never enough.Radu Bercan/Shutterstock.com

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com.

Why does pizza taste so good? – Annika, age 5, Oneonta, New York

Pizza is one of the world’s most popular foods.

In the U.S., 350...

Read more: Curious Kids: Why does pizza taste so good?

Will the NCAA's move to let college athletes get paid endorsements make a difference? 3 questions answered

  • Written by Jasmine Harris, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Ursinus College
The NCAA has moved to permit college athletes to seek endorsement deals. under new rules to be adopted by 2021.AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez

Editor’s note: The NCAA moved on Oct. 29 to allow student-athletes to profit from their image and likeness – something the association had opposed until California passed a law to allow the...

Read more: Will the NCAA's move to let college athletes get paid endorsements make a difference? 3 questions...

Monsanto wins $7.7b lawsuit in Brazil – but farmers' fight to stop its ‘amoral’ royalty system will continue

  • Written by Karine Eliane Peschard, Anthropologist and Research Associate, Graduate Institute – Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement (IHEID)
Soybean farmers in Brazil sued Monsanto for a royalty collection system that they say violates their planting rights. A soybean harvest in Mato Grosso, Brazil, March 27, 2012. AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)

A Brazilian appeals court has decided in favor of Monsanto, the global agribusiness conglomerate, in a landmark class-action lawsuit filed by...

Read more: Monsanto wins $7.7b lawsuit in Brazil – but farmers' fight to stop its ‘amoral’ royalty system...

How much of a difference does the number of kids in a classroom make?

  • Written by Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, Professor of Education and Social Policy; Director of the Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University
Chicago's teachers say they are seeking a better deal for their students too.AP Photo/Teresa Crawford

Chicago’s teachers are on a strike that has suspended instruction for the city’s public school students since Oct. 17.

Educators in the nation’s third-largest school district want higher pay and improved benefits. But they also...

Read more: How much of a difference does the number of kids in a classroom make?

Impeachment resolution: 3 reasons the House voted even though the Constitution doesn't require it

  • Written by Jennifer Selin, Kinder Institute Assistant Professor of Constitutional Democracy, University of Missouri-Columbia
The Capitol on the morning after Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., announced the House of Representatives will vote on a resolution to affirm the impeachment investigation.AP/J. Scott Applewhite

For something with such important consequences, the Constitution is surprisingly vague when it comes to impeachment.

Most of the language in the...

Read more: Impeachment resolution: 3 reasons the House voted even though the Constitution doesn't require it

Could Congress reverse Trump's decision to pull troops out of Syria?

  • Written by Sarah Burns, Associate Professor of Political Science, Rochester Institute of Technology
U.S. forces are still in Syria, but their role has changed substantially in recent weeks.AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad

The political and humanitarian outcry condemning President Donald Trump’s decision to pull U.S. troops out of Syria came soon after he made the announcement.

Trump’s actions paved the way for Turkish troops to attack...

Read more: Could Congress reverse Trump's decision to pull troops out of Syria?

More Articles ...

  1. Why the Fed has no choice but to keep cutting interest rates – if it wants to avoid a financial crisis
  2. What a boycott that never happened can reveal about blame, consumer psychology and the free-market system
  3. Super-soldier T-cells fight cancer better after a transformational DNA delivery
  4. Meditation apps might calm you -- but miss the point of Buddhist mindfulness
  5. Will killing Al-Baghdadi give Trump a boost in the polls? Probably, but it won't last
  6. Democrat or Republican, Americans are angry, frustrated and overwhelmed
  7. At these championship-winning schools, coaches sacrifice time and money for players to beat the odds
  8. 'The Current War: Director's Cut' shows how the electric power system we take for granted came to be
  9. Is it ethical for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to accept a $1 million prize? Yes, but it's hard to explain
  10. What western states can learn from Native American wildfire management strategies
  11. Rabies' horrifying symptoms inspired folktales of humans turned into werewolves, vampires and other monsters
  12. Is the US losing the artificial intelligence arms race?
  13. The EPA disbanded our clean air science panel. We met anyway – and found that particle pollution regulations aren't protecting public health
  14. Before Martin Luther, there was Erasmus – a Dutch theologian who paved the way for the Protestant Reformation
  15. Lebanon uprising unites people across faiths, defying deep sectarian divides
  16. Half a billion on Halloween pet costumes is latest sign of America's out-of-control consumerism
  17. Zombie flu: How the 1919 influenza pandemic fueled the rise of the living dead
  18. Why we love big, blood-curdling screams
  19. The scariest part of Halloween may be costume contact lenses, an eye doctor says
  20. A good night’s sleep, a long-sought dream for sleep apnea patients, may be in closer reach
  21. Why 'acting locally' is impossible in an interconnected world
  22. What Trump's travel ban really looks like, almost two years in
  23. Raising the minimum wage in restaurants could be a win for everyone
  24. Making employees feel welcome and valued can pay off – especially for nonprofits
  25. Better batteries are fueling a surge of electric scooters in India and China
  26. Day of the Dead: From Aztec goddess worship to modern Mexican celebration
  27. Argentina elects new president on promises to fix economy and unify a struggling nation
  28. David Lynch's chillingly prescient vision of modern America
  29. 3 global conditions – and a map – for saving nature and using it wisely
  30. Not all genes are necessary for survival – these species dropped extra genetic baggage
  31. WeWork debacle exposes why investing in a charismatic founder can be dangerous
  32. With anti-Semitism on the rise again, there are steps everyone can take to counter it
  33. What is 'dark money'? 5 questions answered
  34. Not all candy is candy – at least for tax purposes
  35. We mapped how food gets from farms to your home
  36. 5 milestones that created the internet, 50 years after the first network message
  37. Trump has upended the long history of US investment in Ukraine's democracy
  38. How steak became manly and salads became feminine
  39. The future of the US workforce will rely on AI, but don't count human workers out just yet
  40. As the climate changes, architects and engineers need to design buildings differently
  41. When Halloween became America's most dangerous holiday
  42. Leaf peep for science – I want your old photos of fall foliage
  43. How forceps permanently changed the way humans are born
  44. In Paraguay, rural communities facing deforestation see power – and profit – in a beloved drink
  45. Why the US has nuclear weapons in Turkey – and may try to put the bombs away
  46. Syrian refugees in Turkey are there to stay, at least for now
  47. ¿Vales educativos suponen una mejor educación? Nuevas investigaciones dejan interrogantes
  48. They're not all racist nut jobs – and 4 other observations about the patriot militia movement
  49. Analyzing online posts could help spot future mass shooters and terrorists
  50. Most witches are women, because witch hunts were all about persecuting the powerless